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Uzbekistan has approved regular flights for airlines from Malaysia, South Korea, and Egypt, the Civil Aviation Agency under the Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan announced. Under an intergovernmental air services agreement between Uzbekistan and Malaysia, AirAsia X Berhad received approval on February 3, 2025, to operate regular flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tashkent. On the same day, South Korea’s T’way Air was also granted permission to launch regular flights on the Seoul-Tashkent-Seoul route under the Uzbekistan-South Korea air services agreement. Both AirAsia X Berhad and T’way Air will operate these flights using Airbus A330 aircraft. On February 4, Egypt’s Red Sea Airlines received approval to operate regular flights between Sharm el-Sheikh and Tashkent. This decision follows the Uzbekistan-Egypt air services agreement, and the airline will use Boeing 737 aircraft for these flights. Previously, The Times of Central Asia reported that Uzbekistan Airways altered its flight routes to Europe starting in January, bypassing Russian and Belarusian airspace. The airline’s press service stated that the decision was based on recommendations from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and was not related to the recent Azerbaijan Airlines crash.
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Egypt and Kazakh Invest last week organized a round table in Cairo for large company members of the Egyptian Business Council for International Cooperation. Following discussion on trade and investment opportunities, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by Kazakh Invest and the Egyptian Business Council for International Cooperation. Kairat Lama Sharif, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Egypt, stated that Egypt as one of the three largest economies among Arab countries, has high potential for increasing trade and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan. By way of illustration, he reported that many Kazakh producers of convenience food have expressed interest in the Egyptian market, which has a population of more than 105 million. The ambassador invited Egyptian companies to expand cooperation with Kazakhstan enterprises and agreement was made for representatives of Egyptian business to visit Kazakhstan later this year.
ASTANA (TCA) — The 5th meeting of the Kazakh-Egyptian Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Cultural, Humanitarian, Scientific and Technical Cooperation was held in Cairo, Egypt last week, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan and Egypt agreed to cooperate in agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors during Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Kazakhstan on February 26. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan on February 24 said that flights between Almaty (Kazakhstan) and the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh will be resumed in March. Continue reading
